Jeong-Heon Kim

Impact of geomagnetic storm intensity on thermospheric density and orbital decay of LEO satellites: a G1–G5 per-event analysis

Geomagnetic storms enhance thermospheric density and increase atmospheric drag on low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites, accelerating their orbital decay, as illustrated by the loss of 38 Starlink satellites in February 2022. Prior multi-event analyses have characterized this response...